Holder for travelers used in cotton-spinning machines.



APPLIOATION FILED MAB 9, 1909.

Patented June 15,1909.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT ornio JAMES H. COBB AND GEORGE T. FLEMING, OFBELTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNORSTO EDWARD S. TENNENT, OF SPARTANBURG,SOUTH CAROLINA.

HOLDER FOR TRAVELERS USED IN COTTON-SPINNING- MACHINES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES H. OoBB and GEORGE T. FLEMING, citizens ofthe United States, and residents of Belton, in the county of Andersonand State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Holders for Travelers Used in Cotton-Spinning Machines,of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to devices for holding the travelers used on thespinning rings of the spinning machines, which hold the strands ofcotton in position in being spun, and also guides the strands of cottononto the bobbins.

Heretoi'ore the travelers, which are small U-shaped devices withinwardly-extending prongs, have been kept in bulk in cups, and whenrequired to replace worn or broken ones a disadvantage has beenexperienced in that several would be linked together and in trying tosecure one severalwouldbe dropped and as their individual cost is slightit would not pay to take the time to recover them, but in large cottonmills where a number of machines are in operation the aggregate loss isconsiderable.

The object of our invention is the provision of a device constructed todeliver a sin gle traveler at a time, and consists of a base secured toa suitable support, such as the bed of a machine, and having an uprightadjustable support for holding the travelers, the holding device havingits lower end spaced apart from the base a distance equal to thethickness of a single traveler. An arm is pivotally secured to the baseand provided with a lug thin enough to pass between the base and theholder to push the lowermost traveler out when the arm is swung, the armbeing returned to its normal position after each operation by means of acoil-spring secured thereto and to the base or support on which the baseis secured.

The top of the holder is formed with a socket to receive the end of arod on which the travelers may be mounted preparatory to placing them onthe holder, and the upper end of the holder is covered by a shieldsecured to the support to prevent removal of travelers by sliding themofi of the top of the holder and making it necessary to remove themsingly by means of the rocking arm.

The construction and operation of our improved device will be explainedin detail Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 9, 1909.

Patented June 15, 1909.

Serial No. 482,367.

hereinafter and illustrated in the accomp anying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a front view of our improved holder in position, showing afragment of the support; Fig. 2, a plan view of the base, showing theholder in section; Fig. 3, a fragmental view of the delivery end of theholder empty and Fig. 4, a view of one of the travelers.

In'the drawings similar reference characters indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

A indicates the bed of a spinning machine to which the base 1 of ourimproved holder is secured by means of a bolt 2, secured to the bed Aand engaging a slot 3 in said basel.

4 indicates a support having its lower end threaded, as shown at 5, andsecured in a hole 6 in base 1 by means of nuts 7. The upper portion ofthe support 4 has a laterallyextending web 8, with its other edgeenlarged into a bead 9, substantially circular in crosssection and witheach side of the web adj acent to the bead grooved, as shown at 10.

The travelers shown at B are, as above stated, small U-shaped devices,having in wardly-extending prongs b, which when in place on the holderfit the bead 9, while the prongs b engage the grooves 10. The upper endof the bead 9 is formed with a socket 11 to receive the point of a rodor other implement, (not'shown), on which the travelers B are strungpreparatory to placing them on the holder, and the lower end of the web8 is cut away, as shown at 12, to admit of mov ing the nut 7 on top ofthe base in adjusting the distance of the lower end of the bead abovethe base to the thickness of the travelers B mounted thereon.

13 indicates an arm pivotally secured at one end of the base 1, andhaving a lug 14, extending from its under side and riding in a segmentalgroove in base 1.

16 indicates coil spring secured to arm 13 and base 1 to hold the armnormally in an inoperative position.

17 indicates a tubular shield secured to the support 4 and inclosing theupper part of bead 9 to prevent removal of the travelers by sliding themoii" of the upper end of the bead.

In operation, the travelers being in position on the bead 9, the lowerend of which is spaced above the bottom of groove 15 the thickness of asingle traveler, the removal of the travelers may be accomplished singlyby swinging arm 13 against the resistance of spring 16, so that the lug14 passes between the lower end of the bead and the bottom the groove.This will push. out the lowermost traveler, which is held in positionbetween th bead and base by the weight of the travelers above it, andwhen the arm is released the spring 15 will return it to its normalposition and. the travelers will slide downwardly so that there will beanother one in position to be removed by the operation just described.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is l. A device forholding travelers used in cotton-spinning machines comprising a base, anupright holder for the travelers having a threaded portion supported bysaid base and adjustable thereon, and means to release the travelerssingly from said holder, sub stantially as shown and described.

2. A device for holding travelers used in cotton-spinning machinescomprising a base, a holder for the travelers consisting of an uprightsupport mounted on the base, a web extending laterally from saidsupport, a head on the free edge of the web to hold the travelers, meansto space the lower end of said bead above the base the thickness of asingle traveler, and means to release the travelers resting on the base,substantially as shown and described.

3. A device for holding travelers used in cotton-spinning machinescomprising a base, a vertical support adjustably mounted on said base, aweb extending laterally from said support, a bead on the free edge ofthe web to hold the travelers, said support being adjusted on the baseso that the head is spaced apart therefrom the thickness of a singletraveler, means to adjust said support relative to the base, and meansto release the lowermost traveler from between the base and the bead,substantially as shown and described.

4. A device for holding travelers used in cotton spinning machinescomprising a base, a vertical support having its lower end threaded andengaging said base, nuts engaging said threaded portion of the supportto adjust the support on the base, a webextending laterally from saidsupport, a bead on the edge of said web to hold the travelers invertical alinement, the lower end of the bead bein spaced from the basethe thickness of a single traveler and the lowermost traveler resting onthe base and held in alinement with the superposed travelers by theweight thereof, and mechanism to release the lowermost traveler from itsposition on the base aforesaid, substantially as shown and described.

5. A device for holding travelers used in cotton-spinning machinescomprising a base,

a vertical support having its lower end threaded and engaging said base,nuts engaging said threaded portion of the support to adjust the supporton the base, a web eX tending laterally from said support, a bead on theedge of said web to hold the travelers in vertical alinement, the lowerend of the bead being spaced from the base the thickness of a singletraveler and the lowermost traveler resting on the base and held inalinement with the superposed travelers by the weight thereof, an armpivotally secured to the base, and a lug on said arm toengage thelowermost traveler, substantially as shown and described.

6. A device for holding travelers used in cotton-spinning machinescomprising a base, a vertical support having its lower end threaded andengaging said base, nuts engaging said threaded portion to adjust thesupport on the base, a web extending laterally from said support, a headon the edge of said web, the web adjacent to the bead grooved, said beadand grooved web to hold the travelers in vertical alinement, the lowerend of the bead spaced from the base the thickness of a single travelerand the lowermost traveler resting on the base and held in alinementwith the superposed. travelers by the weight thereof, and mechanism torelease the lowermost traveler from its position on the base,substantially as shown and described.

7. A device for holding travelers used in cotton-spinning machinescomprising a base, a vertical support having its lower end threaded andengaging said base, nuts engaging said threaded portion to adjust the su1)- port on the base, a web extending laterally from said support, abead on the edge of said web, the wee adjacent to the bead grooved, saidbead and grooved web to hold the travelers in vertical alinement, thelower end of the bead spaced from the base the thickness of a singletraveler and the lowermost traveler resting on the base and held inalinement with the superposed travelers by the weight thereof, an armpivot-ally secured to the base, and a lug on said arm to engage thelowermost traveler, substantially as shown and described.

8. A device for holding travelers used in cotton-spinning machinescomprising a base, a vertical support having a threaded portion mountedon the base and formed to hold the travelers in vertical alinement,means to adjust the support above the base the thickness of a singletraveler, means to displace the lowermost traveler from the base, and ashield covering the upper end of the traveler, substantially as shownand described.

9. A device for holding travelers used in cotton-spinning machinescomprising a base, a vertical support having its lower end threaded andengaging said base, nuts engaging said threaded portion of the supportto adjust the support on the base, a web extending laterally from saidsupport, a bead on the edge of said web to hold the travelers invertical alinement, the lower end of the bead being spaced apart fromthe base the thickness of a single traveler and the lowermost travelerresting on the base and held in alinement with the superposed travelersby the weight thereof, means to displace the lowermost traveler from itsposition on the base, and a shield covering the upper end of the supportaforesaid, substantially as shown and described.

10. A device for holding travelers used in cotton-spinning machinescomprising a base, a vertical support having its lower end threaded andengaging said base, nuts engaging said threaded portion to adjust thesupport on the base, a web extending laterally from said support, a beadon the edge of said web, the web adjacent to the bead grooved, said beadand grooved web to hold the travelers in vertical alinement, the lowerend of the bead spaced from the base the thickness of a single travelerand the lowermost traveler resting on the base and held in alinementwith the superposed travelers by the weight thereof, means to displacethe lowermost traveler from its position on the base, and a shieldcovering the upper end of the support, substantially as shown anddescribed.

11. A device for holding travelers used in cotton-spinning machinescomprising a base, a vertical support having its lower end threaded andengaging said base, nuts engaging said threaded portion to adjust thesupport on the base, a web extending laterally from the said support, abead on the edge of said web, the web adjacent to the bead grooved, saidbead and grooved web to hold the travelers in vertical alinement, thelower end of the bead spaced from the base the thickness of a singletraveler and the lowermost traveler resting on the base and held inalinement with the superposed travelers by the weight thereof, a shieldcovering the upper end of the support, an arm pivotally secured on thebase, a lug on said arm to engage the lowermost traveler when the arm isswung on its pivot, and a spring to return the arm to its normalposition, substantially as shown and described.

12. A device for holding travelers used in cotton-spinning machinescomprising a base havinga segmental groove therein, a vertical supporthaving its lower end threaded and engaging said base, nuts engaging saidthreaded portion to adjust the support on the base, a web extendinglaterally from said support, a bead on the edge of said web, the webadjacent to the bead grooved, said bead and grooved web to hold thetravelers in vertical alinement, the lower end of the bead positionedabove the groove in the base and spaced from the bottom thereof thethickness of a single traveler and the lowermost traveler resting on thebottom of the groove and held in alinement with the superposed travelersby the weight thereof, a shield secured to the support and inclosing theupper end of the bead, an arm pivotally secured to the base, a lug onthe underside of the arm and riding in the groove in the base, said lugdesigned to engage the lowermost traveler and displace it when the armis swung, and a coilspring secured to the arm and base to hold the armnormally in an inoperative position, substantially as shown anddescribed.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JAMES H. COBB. GEORGE T. FLEMING. Witnesses:

LEROY A. WERTS, A. K. GRIFFIN.

